San Rafael District, San Rafael

District in San Rafael canton, Heredia province, Costa Rica
District in Heredia, Costa Rica
10°00′56″N 84°05′57″W / 10.0156734°N 84.0991615°W / 10.0156734; -84.0991615Country Costa RicaProvinceHerediaCantonSan RafaelArea
 • Total1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)Elevation
1,264 m (4,147 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,668 • Density7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−06:00Postal code
40501

San Rafael is a district of the San Rafael canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

San Rafael has an area of 1.3 km²[3] and an elevation of 1,264 metres.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18642,743—
18833,81839.2%
18921,612−57.8%
19271,542−4.3%
19501,5560.9%
19632,83582.2%
19734,72066.5%
19847,14151.3%
20008,65121.1%
20119,66811.8%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, San Rafael had a population of 9,668 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • National Route 113
  • National Route 116
  • National Route 503

References

  1. ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  3. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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